Professor Bernardo Batiz-Lazo

Professor

School: Newcastle Business School

Although I have made contributions to the business and economic history of Latin America (mainly Mexico) and Spain as well as accounting history, my main area of work has been the impact of computer technology on retail banking. This has included touching on contemporary issues around the cashless economy, retail payments, globalization and international trade. Currently I am looking at the emergence of FinTech as a global phenomenon.

Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (sponsor Economic History Society) (2020).

Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (2010).

Senior Fellow of the Academy of Higher Education (2007).

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Although I have made contributions to the business and economic history of Latin America (mainly Mexico) and Spain as well as accounting history, my main area of work has been the impact of computer technology on retail banking. This has included touching on contemporary issues around the cashless economy, retail payments, globalization and international trade. Currently I am looking at the emergence of FinTech as a global phenomenon.

Key Publications

A new perspective on the growth of Spanish banks in Latin America, 1994–2024, Batiz-Lazo, B., López-Morell, M., Bernabé Pérez, M. 16 Jun 2026, In: Revista de Historia Economica - Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History
Beyond Materialism: Integrity in Today’s Professional Landscape, Galindo Cruz, F., Batiz-Lazo, B. 26 Feb 2026
Cuando la arquitectura se derrumba: lo que enseña el caso Banamex (I parte), Batiz-Lazo, B., Lopez Morell, M. 28 May 2026
Remittances as a Lifeline: Lessons from Mexico’s FINABIEN, Batiz-Lazo, B., Mejía-Flores, R. 13 Mar 2026
Assessing the socio-economic and policy drivers that increase financial inclusion of ethnic and gender minorities in South Africa: Evaluación de los impulsores socioeconómicos y políticos que aumentan la inclusión financiera de las minorías étnicas y de género en Sudáfrica, Rouse, M., Batiz-Lazo, B., Carbó-Valverde, S. 13 Oct 2025, In: Arbor
Del billete infalsificable a la aplicación digital: la evolución del sistema de pagos en México: From the unfalsifiable bill to the digital application: the evolution of the payment system in Mexico, Batiz-Lazo, B. 26 Sep 2025, In: Istor Revista de Historia
Reforming Mexico’s Digital Markets: A Catalyst for Fintech Growth and Cross-Border Collaboration, Batiz-Lazo, B., Garza Arreola, R. 2 May 2025
Trust and socio-demographic influences on mobile banking adoption in South Africa: a longitudinal study, Rouse, M., Batiz-Lazo, B., Carbó-Valverde, S. 4 Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Bank Marketing
Cellular: An economic and business history of the international mobile‐phone industry.Daniel D.Garcia‐Swartz and MartinCampbell‐Kelly, (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2022. pp. 400. 75 figs. ISBN 9780262543927, Pbk $45), Batiz-Lazo, B. 1 Nov 2024, In: The Economic History Review
Del telégrafo a la app: la evolución y el estado actual de los prestadores de remesas desde los Estados Unidos hasta México, ca. 1980-2020, Batiz-Lazo, B., Ignacio, G. 1 Oct 2024, In: Trimestre Economico

PGR Supervision

Thomas Fischer Developing organisational processes, strategies and context: the case of Deutsche Postbank AG Start Date: 01/11/2020 End Date: 15/06/2025
Martin Ogbeiwi Fintech and Digital Payment Innovations: Making Sense of Emerging Technologies for Enhancing Payment Solutions Start Date: 01/10/2022 End Date: 17/10/2025

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